Bucks Legislators Seek To Avoid SEPTA Service Cuts. Find Out How

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Five Bucks County legislators will hold a press conference Thursday to rally support for funding to help SEPTA avoid making regional rail cuts to the Philadelphia region.

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero will host the press conference along with the Bucks County Democratic House Delegation to call for funding SEPTA in this year’s budget to "prevent drastic fare increases and service cuts."

State Reps. Tina Davis, Jim Prokopiak, Perry Warren, and Tim Brennan will join the senator.

Also in attendance will be community members and advocates who will echo support for SEPTA and share the "devastating impact" the proposed cuts would have on Bucks County residents.

Under SEPTA’s recently released Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget proposal, the Trenton Line — which serves Levittown, Bristol, and Croydon — would be discontinued beginning Jan. 1. Bus Routes 127 and 128 are also slated for elimination, leaving only Route 129 to serve the area.

Bus route 127, running between Oxford Valley Mall in Middletown to the Trenton Transit Center, and bus route 128, providing service between Oxford Valley Mall to Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, are also on the chopping block. Route 127 includes stops in the Fallsington area and Morrisville. Route 128 includes stops in Tullytown, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, and Lower Bucks Hospital on Bath Road.

Without new state funding, SEPTA has warned it may need to eliminate five Regional Rail lines, discontinue 50 bus routes, and impose fare increases averaging 21.5 percent, along with a 9 p.m. curfew on all rail service.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed a statewide funding plan to address SEPTA’s financial challenges and avert these cuts. The PA House has passed related legislation multiple times, and negotiations are ongoing in Harrisburg.

SEPTA is holding public hearings on its proposed budget May 19–21. Public comment can be submitted via email at operatingbudget@septa.org or by calling 215-580-7772. All comments must be submitted by May 28.